A Companion to the works of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
By: edited by Barbara Fischer and Thomas C. Fox
Contributors: Fischer, Barbara 1963-; Fox, Thomas C
Series: Camden House companion volumes; Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture; Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Camden House
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Rochester, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
Subjects: Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim, -- 1729-1781 -- Criticism and interpretation
Description: "One of the most independent thinkers in German intellectual history, the Enlightenment author Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781) contributed in decisive and lasting fashion to literature, philosophy, theology, criticism, and drama theory." "Addressing an audience ranging from graduate students to seasoned scholars, this volume introduces Lessing's life and times and places him within the broader context of the European Enlightenment. It discusses his pathbreaking dramas, his equally revolutionary theoretical, critical, and aesthetic writings, his original fables, his innovative work in philosophy and theology, and his significant contributions to Jewish emancipation. The volume concludes by examining the reception of Lessing and his oeuvre in Nazi Germany, in the former East and West Germanys, and in contemporary critical theory."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-391) and index